Pincushion

Abstract

A pincushion includes an inner container, a cushioning material, a flexible sheet material, an elastic ring member and a cylindrical outer cover. The inner container has a bottom wall portion and a side wall portion standing upright from the bottom wall portion. The side wall portion has an opening at its upper part. The cushioning material is provided in the inner container. The sheet material covers part of the cushioning material that projects upward from the opening of the side wall portion. The ring member is fitted onto the side wall portion of the inner container with the hem of the sheet material interposed between the ring member and the side wall portion. The outer cover is fitted around the side wall portion of the inner container such that its inner face is in contact with the elastic ring member.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. A pincushion comprising:
 an inner container having a bottom wall portion and a side wall portion that stands upright from a circumferential portion of the bottom wall portion, the inner container having an opening at an upper portion of the side wall portion; 
 a resiliently compressible cushioning material provided in the inner container; 
 a flexible sheet material covering the cushioning material at a portion thereof projecting upward from the opening of the inner container, the sheet material having a lower end portion disposed along the side wall portion of the inner container; 
 an elastic ring member fitted onto the side wall portion of the inner container with the lower end portion of the sheet material interposed between the ring member and the side wall portion; and 
 a cylindrical outer cover fitted around the side wall portion of the inner container, 
 wherein the side wall portion of the inner container has an outer circumference formed with an annular groove into which the elastic ring member is fitted in a manner such that a portion of the elastic ring member protrudes from the annular groove and an inner face of the outer cover is in contact with the elastic ring member, and 
 wherein an inner diameter of the cylindrical outer cover is smaller than an outer diameter of the elastic ring member when the elastic ring member is fitted into the annular groove. 
 
     
     
       2. The pincushion according to  claim 1 , wherein the cushioning material is one of cotton, wool and sponge. 
     
     
       3. The pincushion according to  claim 1 , wherein the sheet material is a cloth. 
     
     
       4. The pincushion according to  claim 1 , wherein the elastic ring member is made of rubber. 
     
     
       5. The pincushion according to  claim 1 , wherein the side wall portion of the inner container has a cylindrical shape. 
     
     
       6. The pincushion according to  claim 1 , wherein the elastic ring member is compressed by the inner face of the outer cover.